McMichael Knives

McMichael Knives

Cutting Edge Custom Cutlery

Welcome to McMichael Knives

Take a look at the current custom offerings ranging from high-end kitchen knives that you will use every day, to hunting knives for your next trip into the backcountry. In our Custom Shop, you will find a wide variety of customizable knives that are each made to order. You get to choose between different steel types and handle materials. Want to customize further? Shoot us an email and we will make it happen!

In a rush? Our Ready to Ship Knives are currently available and will ship quickly! In that case, the knife you see is the knife you get and your order will ship in just a few days!

If the knife is not in the Ready to Ship section then it will be custom-made to order. Right now, the wait time is 4 to 8 weeks.

Who Am I?

I am Porter McMichael, a 27-year-old knife maker, based out of Snoqualmie, Washington. I have been passionate about knives and the outdoors since I was a toddler and made my very first knife at just 11 years of age. Ever since then, I have been learning, progressing, and refining my craft. I strive to make the most functional knives possible, that will outperform anything else available. The knives that I craft have been thoughtfully designed and made by hand, from start to finish.

When I am not making knives, I am a professional mountain guide and climber. I enjoy all disciplines of climbing, especially ice climbing and hard alpine climbing in the mountains of Washington State.

How it’s made

Here is a quick video on the steps that go into making a knife.

Check us out on Instagram!

@mcmichaelknives

Here is a fillet knife with a 7 inch blade and a black burlap micarta handle. It is engaging to make these fillet knives because the long thin blade is a fun challenge to grind!
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A good looking paring knife made from 1/16th inch thick AEB-L stainless steel with a convex grind and stabilized boxelder burl handles. I love how this one turned out and it’ll make a great set with the Chefs Knife!
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Here is a Western Chef knife with .08 inch thick AEB-L stainless steel and stabilized Boxelder Burl handles. I love how this wood came out with all the complex knots!
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This is another 8 inch Chefs knife with stabilized maple burl handles dyed deep blue.
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Here’s an 8 inch Chefs Knife with black burlap micarta handles. The micarta handles are super grippy and durable, great for long term, heavy use in the kitchen!
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This 8” Santoku kitchen knife with stabilized pine cone handles already headed off to its new home!
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This is an 8 inch fillet knife made from 1/16th inch thick AEB-L Stainless Steel with a natural canvas Micarta handle and black G10 liners. Micarta is a great option for knife handles as it is extremely durable while also being grippy when wet. The A

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This veggie knife is a great asset to any kitchen and wow, I am excited about the handle! The 6 inch blade I light and versatile for a wide variety of tasks. It functions like a hybrid between a paring knife and a boning knife making i

Another thin, sharp, Santoku Chefs Knife in .08in AEB-L, this time with Black Canvas Micarta handles. This one features an 8 inch cutting edge with a half length tang, resulting in a very light overall weight.

For those who are unfamiliar, Micarta

This is a custom Santoku Kitchen Knife with an 8in blade made from .08in AEB-L Stainless Steel with a convex grind and a black burlap Micarta handle.

Stoked about this new burlap Micarta. Micarta has quickly become one of my favorite handle materia

Here is a standard 8 inch kitchen knife with a white pine cone handle. I love making these big kitchen knives! They’re surprisingly light in spite of their large size.
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